The New Republic

November 22, 2024

AOC Hilariously Roasts MTG’s “Prestigious” New Job

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is excited to see what Marjorie Taylor Greene, Elon Musk, and Vivek Ramaswamy cook up.

The New Republic

November 22, 2024

Trump Suddenly Goes Weirdly Quiet After Gaetz Mess Triggers MAGA Rage

As Trump’s AG pick implodes, congressional expert Norman Ornstein decodes what’s really going on among the Republicans who delivered him his...

The New Republic

November 22, 2024

How to Make Your Daily Media Consumption Less Depressing

A guide to postelection “takes” for climate-concerned readers

The New Republic

November 22, 2024

The Democratic Senators Whose Defeats Hint at the Party’s Future

Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, and Bob Casey all joined the Senate in a blue-wave backlash to George W. Bush in 2006. Eighteen years later, they...

The New Republic

November 22, 2024

The House Just Made it Easier to Target Climate Groups

A bill allowing the executive branch to strip nonprofit status from organizations offering “material support” to terrorists could easily be...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

AOC Savages Nancy Mace’s Cynical Transphobic Attack on Sarah McBride

The New York congresswoman says Republicans are targeting the trans lawmaker for no other reason than manufacturing outrage for fundraising...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Trump Mulls Putting His Life in the Hands of a Right-Wing Hothead

The president-elect has conservative media personality Dan Bongino on his shortlist to take over the U.S. Secret Service.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

“Huge Mistake”: GOP Senator’s Surprise Takedown of Trump Draws Blood

As a lone GOP Senator dares to question Trump’s threat to use the military for potentially illegal aims, writer Tom Nichols explains how he...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

AI Scams Are the Point

Propaganda and deceit are a feature of AI, not its downfall.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Regulations Aren’t Killing the Working Class—but the Red Tape Is

A renewed zeal for regulatory reform among Democrats shouldn’t tear down the infrastructure that keeps us safe, but it should eliminate all...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

A Trump Judge Just Nixed Overtime Pay for Millions—and Media Yawned

Remember the right-wing frenzy over “Rich Men North of Richmond”? Well, this ruling exposes Trump-MAGA hypocrisy on the working class—and re...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Nancy Mace’s Anti-Trans Crusade and the GOP’s Endless Outrage Machine

Instead of addressing real issues, Republicans are waging a culture war against Sarah McBride and trans Americans.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Elon Musk’s Stealth War Against the Poor

The world’s richest man is poised to go after the country’s most impoverished citizens under the false pretense of cracking down on fraud.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Here’s How the Gaetz Nomination Fell Apart So Spectacularly

Turns out that Donald Trump can't get everything he wants.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Vladimir Putin Is “Gleeful” Over This Trump Cabinet Nomination

At least someone is happy with Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Trump Resumes His Endless War Against the First Amendment

The president-elect is strong-arming Capitol Hill Republicans to withdraw their support for a bipartisan measure that would protect journali...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Trump’s Terrible Defense Pick Can’t Even Defend Own Alleged Actions

Pete Hegseth struggled to explain the police report on the sexual assault he allegedly committed.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Trump Goes Full Dictator in Latest Threat to GOP Senators

Donald Trump had a clear message to the Senate: Fall in line.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Nobody Asked For This: An Anthony Weiner Political Comeback

My dude, now is just not the time for this!

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Republicans (Yes, Really) Might Still Give us the Matt Gaetz Report

Could enough House Republicans defy Donald Trump and vote to release the report on Matt Gaetz?

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

The 15 Democrats Who Voted to Give Trump Insane New Powers

On Thursday, the House passed a bill that would allow the president to wipe out any nonprofit organizations he opposes with the flick of a p...

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

“Ploy to Get on Fox”: Ex-Aide Shreds Nancy Mace’s Vile Bathroom Bill

Nancy Mace has been on the warpath over her lone transgender future colleague.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Trump’s Border Czar Issues Chilling Threat to Democratic Cities

Tom Homan is essentially promising to invade certain cities.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

The Most Horrifying Details in Police Report on Trump’s Defense Pick

Here is what Pete Hegseth’s accuser said about him.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Here’s Everyone Matt Gaetz Allegedly Paid for Sex

A new report exposes Matt Gaetz’s Venmo payment history.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Matt Gaetz Drops AG Nom—and May Accidentally Screw Himself in Process

Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his candidacy for Donald Trump’s attorney general.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

MTG Gets Key New Role With Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department

The worst person you know will head up a new House subcommittee.

The New Republic

November 21, 2024

Bibi Netanyahu Is Running Out of Vacation Options

Fresh war crimes warrants have France, Canada, and others warning they’ll arrest the Israeli leader if he comes to their countries. The U.S....

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Mike Johnson Proves Irony Is Dead With Comments About Trans Colleague

Does Johnson actually understand what it means to treat all people “with dignity and respect”?

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump Bootlicker Lindsey Graham Doubles Down on Support for Matt Gaetz

The South Carolina senator is urging his Republican peers to resist the “lynch mob.”

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Rapist Supporters MTG and Nancy Mace Accuse Trans Colleague of Assault

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace have a bonkers definition of what constitutes assault.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Lindsey Graham Has Disgusting Reason for Supporting Matt Gaetz

Lindsey Graham doesn’t think the accusations against alleged sex pest Matt Gaetz are disqualifying.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump’s Latest Cabinet Pick Is Also Mired in a Sexual Abuse Scandal

Also, what does a former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment know about education?

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Texas Cozies Up to Trump by Offering Him a Ranch for Deportation Prep

How sweet.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Big Setback for Trump as GOPers Privately Tell Him: Matt Gaetz Is Done

With Republicans informing Trump that Matt Gaetz’s nomination looks unsalvageable, the author of a new piece on his “team of outlaws” explai...

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

More Clues Emerge About the Ethics Committee Report on Matt Gaetz

Will one of these finally sink him?

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

RFK Jr. Pushes One of His Wildest Conspiracies Yet in New Video

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems pretty on board with the “plandemic.”

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

“Will It Be a Legacy of Horror or Something Else?”

The New Republic talks to White House staffers protesting the Biden administration’s continued support of Israel’s brutal, destructive wars...

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump Nominates a Fellow Scammer for NATO Ambassador

Donald Trump’s pick Matthew Whitaker once ran a toilet scam.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick Is Toast ... and His Team Knows It

Pete Hegseth’s nomination may already be sunk.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump’s Election Can’t Help His Trash Stock—and Investors Are Pissed

Donald Trump’s social media stock value continues to tank.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump Is Gunning for Birthright Citizenship—and Testing the High Court

The president-elect has targeted the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship protections for deletion. The Supreme Court might grant his wish.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

How Entertainment Mangled Public Discourse

Neil Postman’s jeremiad against TV seems rather quaint today—and not just because he was shouting into the wind and knew it.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

The Time-Honored Tradition of Blaming the Left for Democratic Defeats

This argument is particularly unconvincing this time around. And it doesn’t offer a realistic prescription for future success.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

The Matt Gaetz Report Is Dead... For Now

The House Ethics Committee did not decide whether to release the report on Matt Gaetz’s alleged sexual misconduct.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Idiot Trump Accidentally Gives Democrats a Massive Boost

Donald Trump was so busy sucking up to Elon Musk that he accidentally made things easier for Senate Democrats.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

JD Vance Offers the Most Ridiculous Reason to Support Matt Gaetz

Trump "deserves" to have his cabinet picks confirmed, Vance insisted.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Republicans Adopt New, Absurd Defense of Gaetz: The Past Isn’t Real!

Senator Kevin Cramer is getting philosophical in his attempts to contort himself into supporting Gaetz for attorney general.

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Military Not So Keen on Being Part of Trump’s Deportation Plans

A defense official speaking to The Intercept called the plan to have the military round up immigrants "absolutely insane."

The New Republic

November 20, 2024

Trump Is Done Pretending He Knows Nothing About Project 2025

Russ Vought is Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget.